I just completed the base you're assembling in this video, from the plans you sell. It's wonderful! The plans are easy to read and this video made it easy. This is by far the biggest and most complicated table I've ever built, and was rather terrified at first! I used a tenon jig on my table saw, as it was what I was comfortable with. I start the bread board top next week!
True Craftmanship! Beautiful work and detail without taking all the shortcuts I see so many others take.A pleasure to watch a real carpenter / artist at work.
Watching your videos has been one of the things which has gotten me into hybrid (with a bend towards hand tools) woodworking. You are a true craftsman and are helping keep heirloom furniture alive.
I'm studying these videos profusely because I plan on building an "heirloom" quality table like this for my dining room and you have mastered the mortise and tenon my friend.
Thanks bud, the mortise and tenon is such an important joint. I use it in almost all my larger projects and so after chopping so many of them I've gotten better and better. Always room to improve though :)
Knowing you were using a hand drill, I found the most satisfying parts of this video were hands down the close ups of the drill bit hogging out the mortises. I just used a chisel for the first time the other day and told my wife there was something satisfying about using hand tools. Think Im gonna get a set of chisels! Maybe a hand drill too! Well done man, well done. Inspiring woodworkers everyday. Please keep it up!
Wow. Ive watched this video a few times and cant get over the precision and ability you have with this joinery. Amazes me how well it all fits together. I wish I could pull this off. I cant wait to see the work you put into your new place. Hope it all comes out how you imagine it.
Finally!! A new Norm Abrams!! Amazing work! Amazing craftsmanship and amazing videos!! Thank you for taking the time to make these videos and share them with us. I hope you keep them coming!
I am very humbled and yet happy to see a master craftsman execute impressive skills. I'm impressed with everything including the workbench and the home made plane. Can't say I'm not jealous but I will proclaim my envy at the workshop, the wood quality, the fit of the mortises, and your skill. Well done!
This reminds me of my time in my carpentry school. We had to do all sorts of wooden connections.just goole: Schifterbug, Versenversatz, Klauenbug or Zimmermanns Holzverbindungen. It's probably all in german, but I think you might like those traditional woodworkings. It's great for buildings, but also for rough/ barnstyle furniture.
Throw those dowels in the freezer for 20 minutes before you hammer them through. If they're a thousandths or two large, freezing them works the same way as freezing a bearing!
I love this channel for the excellent craftsmanship and your beautiful Wire haired Pointer. On the Safety Sally side please consider using a push stick or two when using your table saw. One of our experienced woodworkers lost his pointer and middle finger off of his left hand. It happened in an instant without warning. He was out of work for over a year as well
Third Coast Craftsman After the incident, we did as well. It can be a pain to use as it reacts instantly to moisture and we are in the Pacific Northwest. The workers have to get permission from the supervisor prior to putting the saw in bypass mode. But looking at the pain and suffering experienced by him and his family, the inconvenience and cost are well worth it. I was there when it happened and rendered first aid. It is something I would not care to experience again. Again, love the channel and love the dog too.
Thank you. I am glad they are turning out that way for folks! I can never tell if people will understand what I am saying haha. Its making sense in my head, but not sure if I articulate well for others to understand!
Thanks for the detailed explanations. That was the first time I’ve heard it explained that you move the hole inside slightly so that the draw bore tightens the joint. Duhhhh 😂 I’m glad I watched your video before trying it.
Thanks Gabriel. Its definitely more informative, but a lot of people get deterred by long videos and don't watch. That is why I posted the first shorter video first. Those who want more would be excited about the next ones.
I have no choice but to subscribe. Your workmanship is incredible. Your explanation as the video plays was fantastic. Thank you. Beautiful work so far. Now onto the tabletop!
WOW this is such a skilled build. How do you not have several hundred views, and guys that literally throw together a flimsy farmhouse "DIY" table in a day have many more? Drooling over your complex angled M&Ts, and nice idea with the dovetails. Incredible work sir. Now on to learning how you attach your tabletop without hardware :)
Thank you for the kind words. My channel is relatively new and because of the awesome support and viewers like you it has begun to grow. Hopefully it will continue on and I can get up there with the bid dogs some day haha
Thanks Rick! Much appreciated. I have a condensed video of this entire build that has been up for a while if you want to see the completed table. But yes, the other detailed video will be out soon!
Great video! This is exactly the kind of table I what to build one day. Thank you for the great content. I look forward to seeing more of your channel.
Since I read *TopFineWoodworking. Com* , I think nothing will ever surpass it as an outstanding woodworking book. The book consists of attractive images as well as drawings and also reader-friendly text. I consider this book a "must have" since it supplies a broad range of information on just about everything working with woodworking and does it quite well.?
I commented asking why you drilled out mortises and not just chop them, and last trip to get wood had a good deal on 8/4 maple. Wife has been bugging me to make a new dining table, so i pulled the trigger and have been working on it over a week, using bit brace to bore out mortises and well im in! Was worried about being acurate enough and its really not that bad. I still enjoy chopping a mortise but for a mortise you want to make, that you don't have the size chisel for. Its a good alternative to chopping it. Guess ill be checking out more timber framing techniques. Really enjoy the channel.
Thank you so much for sharing these skills with us, and for the thorough explanation during the different processes. I've learnt a lot from your approach to hand tools and woodworking in general. Greetings from Israel
Your craftsmanship is nothing short of Art my friend. Your attention to detail is amazingly SUPERB!!! Keep up the GREAT work, I really enjoy watching your talent my friend!!! Take care.☺
Will do! This is really my first go at traditional woodworking. It has been a learning experience for sure! I bought the plans for the table too. Question, are the top supports made of two 1x4's glued together? That's what I'm assuming, but haven't found that detail.
Thanks man. Yes, they take longer (not is all cases) but I think too many people are intimidated by them. I'm hoping to inspire more folks to use them. They are a joy to use and the sense of accomplishment and reward is so worth it!
Nice joinery. I used to build high end furniture years ago, a lot of replicas of famous designs, Stickley Shaker, Colonial, Prudential. I wish I could have made a living at it. I see you use legacy tools, I was too impatient for all the old stuff even though I had some of it handed down to me.
Okay, so I made this table, sort of. I did take your basic plan and mostly duplicate it, changing some minor details: I used maple for the base and magnolia for the top. The choices were partly personal and partly based on what was available. Oh, and what my wife wanted. :) I used 4/4 magnolia because they didn't have 8/4, and I didn't have the time to do a lamination to get the 2" thickness. I had to have it done by Thanksgiving. I also didn't do any curves, except for very subtle ones in the cross-braces and the center stretcher - where you did curves on the trestle end floor pieces I did something like a long bevel - again just a personal choice. Lastly, I used tusk tenons for joining the center stretcher to the trestle ends and used no glue in the dovetailed horizontal top support pieces, and no glue when joining the top to the base, so I could knock it down later if we have to move or something. Turned out great! Thanks for the video!
Thanks Guy! I dragged me feet for so long getting this video done. Now I need to get the detailed vidoe of the top out and I can move on :) I appreciate you checking it out friend!
All of your videos are excellent sources of learning material, thanks for taking the time to produce them. Do you do this for a living or is it a hobby?
Hi Neil, Thanks for the kind words. I definitley appreciate that and its my goal to hopefully help inspire and educate a few people along the way. I just do this as a hobby, I'd like to turn this into fulltime someday
Hey Chris, instead of gluing the top stretcher dovetail boards and center stretcher could you just lay them in dry to make it easier to disassemble if the table needed to be moved? Or would it compromise the stability of the table too much? Love the plans btw. Can’t wait to get started.
Fantastic job. I am actually making a trestle table myself. It's a very rewarding project. Can you tell me why one end of the tenons on the X brackets is square while the other is cut to an angle? I'd be very interested to hear why. Thanks. Lloyd.
Hi Lloyd, thanks for watching! You need the one end to be square and tight as that is the end that will resist any downward pressure from someone leaning on the table top. The other side really will never encounter any force (if that makes sense). As far as cutting that edge square im not entirely sure why. Its the way they have been doing it in timber framing for hundreds of years and there may be a good reason why. Ive never looking into that.
This is definitely one of the best woodworking videos I've seen- thanks for the thorough explanations and detail! Instead of using mortise and tenon, could you still get strong enough joints using dowels in the base? Such as using four dowels (in a 2 x 2 square) for the posts and feet and two dowels for the knee braces?
Question. In terms of just the table base along with the dove tale stretchers. I truly am mesmerized by all of the joinery and craftsmanship that goes along with this table. I want that to be the focal point while looking at the table and was going to get a custom glass top made for the top instead of a wood one. In my opinion the table with the middle stretcher along with the dovetail stretches on the top would be plenty strong enough to keep the outer legs from splaying outward. what are you thoughts? Yes a a wood table top would be beautiful but also again it would conceal some of the magnificent joinery and also, and maybe more important to me, I have kids and would really had for the table top to get scratched, stained, water marks, etc. Thank you for your videos and amazing work
Hi Mike, yes the doevtailed stretchers and middle stretcher would be enough to keep the base from splaying out. One way to really enforce it would be to increase the width of the middle stretcher. A glass some would be extremely cool. I would love to see that finished.
CRAP! This was the first video I have found of yours and after enjoying the craftsmanship, I went to binge the rest of the build. Then discovered this is the newest video. Just my luck. Guess I’m your newest subscriber. Keep up the great work.
Haha, thanks Gregory. I am glad you found the channel and Ill be posting the next video here shortly. I have several other really cool projects coming down the pipe so keep an eye out. Thanks for subscribing!
Dude, what an awesome build. I’ve watched quite a few videos on building a Farmhouse Table as I’m going to be building one of my own soon. This one was very informative, clear and gave excellent tips. Great video quality - Nicely done.
I've already made up by mind that I'm going to do this, but what do you think about this idea: instead of using glue in the middle stretcher joints and the dovetailed support pieces, leave the glue out so that those pieces can be removed later? That would make it truly "knock-down-able" for easier moving into the final space and of course for that inevitable move sometime in the future. It seems to me that you wouldn't lose any real strength, while gaining the ability to make moving easier. You don't even have to leave the pegs for the middle stretcher proud if you don't want to. Just use another slightly smaller diameter peg and hammer to knock them back out later. The only thing you might have to do is replace the pegs (or dowels) when you need to re-assemble it, as they might get too damaged during removal.
Have you ever made a mistake!? Man this is awesome to watch. I hate working with red oak but you make it look so easy. I never see you sand in your videos, do you sand? Or do the planes leave a smooth enough finish that you do t need to?
Yes I make mistakes haha. But a good craftsman is good and hiding them haha. I do sand certain things. But a lot of times I'll finish off the plane. Planes surfaces are far better than sanded, but sometimes getting a good planed surface is hard to get with difficult grain patterns.
Really nice joinery -- a pleasure to watch. I too have had those "Oh sh*t" moments with over/under size dowels. A steel dowel sizing plate can be a good friend indeed :-) Clyde
I just completed the base you're assembling in this video, from the plans you sell.
It's wonderful! The plans are easy to read and this video made it easy. This is by far the biggest and most complicated table I've ever built, and was rather terrified at first! I used a tenon jig on my table saw, as it was what I was comfortable with.
I start the bread board top next week!
Just bought the plans! Did you make your tenon jig? Wish TH-cam allowed photos in the comments. Would be awesome to see your build!
I adore any build that completely forgoes metal fasteners and just uses joinery and glue, and dowels/biscuits. Fantastic.
True Craftmanship! Beautiful work and detail without taking all the shortcuts I see so many others take.A pleasure to watch a real carpenter / artist at work.
Hey Tom, thanks so much man!
Watching your videos has been one of the things which has gotten me into hybrid (with a bend towards hand tools) woodworking. You are a true craftsman and are helping keep heirloom furniture alive.
Respect on all of the hand-work. I can't invest that much time so I'd do more power tools. GREAT job man!
I'm studying these videos profusely because I plan on building an "heirloom" quality table like this for my dining room and you have mastered the mortise and tenon my friend.
Thanks bud, the mortise and tenon is such an important joint. I use it in almost all my larger projects and so after chopping so many of them I've gotten better and better. Always room to improve though :)
Knowing you were using a hand drill, I found the most satisfying parts of this video were hands down the close ups of the drill bit hogging out the mortises. I just used a chisel for the first time the other day and told my wife there was something satisfying about using hand tools. Think Im gonna get a set of chisels! Maybe a hand drill too! Well done man, well done. Inspiring woodworkers everyday. Please keep it up!
Wow. Ive watched this video a few times and cant get over the precision and ability you have with this joinery. Amazes me how well it all fits together. I wish I could pull this off.
I cant wait to see the work you put into your new place. Hope it all comes out how you imagine it.
Finally!! A new Norm Abrams!! Amazing work! Amazing craftsmanship and amazing videos!! Thank you for taking the time to make these videos and share them with us. I hope you keep them coming!
I find a lot of joy watching your videos. You have such a gift man. One you've obviously worked extremely hard at honing.
That is just plane awesome... no nails. Love it. Thanks for posting
Thanks Justin, my pleasure!
I’ve watched this a few times, the flawless joinery is inspiring.
you put your heart and soul into your work. nice to see such dedication.
I am very humbled and yet happy to see a master craftsman execute impressive skills. I'm impressed with everything including the workbench and the home made plane. Can't say I'm not jealous but I will proclaim my envy at the workshop, the wood quality, the fit of the mortises, and your skill. Well done!
This reminds me of my time in my carpentry school. We had to do all sorts of wooden connections.just goole: Schifterbug, Versenversatz, Klauenbug or Zimmermanns Holzverbindungen. It's probably all in german, but I think you might like those traditional woodworkings. It's great for buildings, but also for rough/ barnstyle furniture.
Jesus I could watch that 100 times and still be in awe. That's the kind of table that gets passed down for generations.
Watching the detail of that build was humbling. Most impressive and exceptional skills demonstrated. Wow!
Your accent brings me home. I grew up in Michigan. But I've lived in AZ for 30 years. You sound like my nephews.
Wow... something real soothing about watching hand tools at work.
Throw those dowels in the freezer for 20 minutes before you hammer them through. If they're a thousandths or two large, freezing them works the same way as freezing a bearing!
Enjoyed the longer detailed video! Beautiful work.
Thanks Blake, I am glad to hear that!
I love this channel for the excellent craftsmanship and your beautiful Wire haired Pointer. On the Safety Sally side please consider
using a push stick or two when using your table saw. One of our experienced woodworkers lost his pointer and middle finger off of his left hand. It happened in an instant without warning. He was out of work for over a year as well
Thanks for the kind words and advise. I'll certainly do my best. I did JUST get a SawStop because I REALLY dont want any accidents like your friends.
Third Coast Craftsman After the incident, we did as well. It can be a pain to use as it reacts instantly to moisture and we are in the Pacific Northwest. The workers have to get permission from the supervisor prior to putting the saw in bypass mode. But looking at the pain and suffering experienced by him and his family, the inconvenience and cost are well worth it. I was there when it happened and rendered first aid. It is something I would not care to experience again. Again, love the channel and love the dog too.
Just beautiful joinery. Love seeing all those super clean pieces coming together.
Thanks for the plans man. Closing on our first house and this will be the first thing I do for the dining table.
Beautiful carpentry. Love how detailed and easy to understand your instructions are. Looking forward to part 2.
Thank you. I am glad they are turning out that way for folks! I can never tell if people will understand what I am saying haha. Its making sense in my head, but not sure if I articulate well for others to understand!
Thanks for the detailed explanations. That was the first time I’ve heard it explained that you move the hole inside slightly so that the draw bore tightens the joint. Duhhhh 😂 I’m glad I watched your video before trying it.
I really enjoy the crisp jointing. Keep up the great work and awesome content.
Thanks Speck. I definitely will!
Dude, you are a master at your craft. That joinery is incredible. Props!
Great job explaining everything thank you are a true craftsman thank you
I use my speed square when i chisel on a 45 degree. Hold your chisel right on the speed square and its a great guide as you hammer it in
The long video is really much better than the last! Nice work man!
Thanks Gabriel. Its definitely more informative, but a lot of people get deterred by long videos and don't watch. That is why I posted the first shorter video first. Those who want more would be excited about the next ones.
What a beautiful work ! Thank you for the demonstration.
Thank you Cecile. My pleasure!
Fantastic build, it inspires me to up my game and learn this method..
Cant say enough about your skill and quality videos my friend!
Thanks so much Henry, I really appreciate the support man!
My favorite video! I completed the build!
Excellent job, Chris! Your craftsmanship is superb. Keep on posting these great videos.
Thanks Alan. Will do buddy, i got some good stuff coming!
I have no choice but to subscribe. Your workmanship is incredible. Your explanation as the video plays was fantastic. Thank you. Beautiful work so far. Now onto the tabletop!
WOW this is such a skilled build. How do you not have several hundred views, and guys that literally throw together a flimsy farmhouse "DIY" table in a day have many more? Drooling over your complex angled M&Ts, and nice idea with the dovetails. Incredible work sir. Now on to learning how you attach your tabletop without hardware :)
Thank you for the kind words. My channel is relatively new and because of the awesome support and viewers like you it has begun to grow. Hopefully it will continue on and I can get up there with the bid dogs some day haha
You make it look easy. Very nice. This is a great video with thorough explanations of what’s going on (for us newbies). Thanks!
Brilliant! the table layout, details, design, video, joinery - all amazingly done. Looking forward to seeing it completed!
Thanks Rick! Much appreciated. I have a condensed video of this entire build that has been up for a while if you want to see the completed table. But yes, the other detailed video will be out soon!
Great video! This is exactly the kind of table I what to build one day. Thank you for the great content. I look forward to seeing more of your channel.
Thanks Brandon. I have some super cool stuff planned so stay tuned!
Since I read *TopFineWoodworking. Com* , I think nothing will ever surpass it as an outstanding woodworking book. The book consists of attractive images as well as drawings and also reader-friendly text. I consider this book a "must have" since it supplies a broad range of information on just about everything working with woodworking and does it quite well.?
Wow. That table aint coming apart anytime soon. Solid effort (and table) Chris. Cheers for sharing. Dan
Thanks Dan. My pleasure!
I commented asking why you drilled out mortises and not just chop them, and last trip to get wood had a good deal on 8/4 maple. Wife has been bugging me to make a new dining table, so i pulled the trigger and have been working on it over a week, using bit brace to bore out mortises and well im in! Was worried about being acurate enough and its really not that bad. I still enjoy chopping a mortise but for a mortise you want to make, that you don't have the size chisel for. Its a good alternative to chopping it. Guess ill be checking out more timber framing techniques. Really enjoy the channel.
Seriously impressive work! I love the hand-cut joinery you use and the all wood design. Keep the videos coming, you're doing great!
Thanks Jeff. Much appreciated! I have some really cool stuff coming dont worry!
Amazing. Thanks for taking the time to make this. So many techniques I can’t wait to try!
My pleasure nathan. Have fun with it man!
Thank you so much for sharing these skills with us, and for the thorough explanation during the different processes. I've learnt a lot from your approach to hand tools and woodworking in general.
Greetings from Israel
Your craftsmanship is nothing short of Art my friend. Your attention to detail is amazingly SUPERB!!! Keep up the GREAT work, I really enjoy watching your talent my friend!!! Take care.☺
Hey man, I really appreciate the kind words! Thank you so much and I definitely have some cool stuff in the works!
Love these videos. I am using them to model my table after.
Awesome. I am glad you liked them. please send me pictures of yours when you are done!
Will do! This is really my first go at traditional woodworking. It has been a learning experience for sure! I bought the plans for the table too. Question, are the top supports made of two 1x4's glued together? That's what I'm assuming, but haven't found that detail.
Sorry about that. They are actually made with two 3/4" x 4" boards glued together
Very well done! Love all that joinery!! Nice to see another mostly hand tools guy in action.
Thanks man. Yes, they take longer (not is all cases) but I think too many people are intimidated by them. I'm hoping to inspire more folks to use them. They are a joy to use and the sense of accomplishment and reward is so worth it!
Nice joinery. I used to build high end furniture years ago, a lot of replicas of famous designs, Stickley Shaker, Colonial, Prudential. I wish I could have made a living at it. I see you use legacy tools, I was too impatient for all the old stuff even though I had some of it handed down to me.
A really great video, lovely to see real woodworking in action. Keep it up.
Okay, so I made this table, sort of. I did take your basic plan and mostly duplicate it, changing some minor details: I used maple for the base and magnolia for the top. The choices were partly personal and partly based on what was available. Oh, and what my wife wanted. :) I used 4/4 magnolia because they didn't have 8/4, and I didn't have the time to do a lamination to get the 2" thickness. I had to have it done by Thanksgiving. I also didn't do any curves, except for very subtle ones in the cross-braces and the center stretcher - where you did curves on the trestle end floor pieces I did something like a long bevel - again just a personal choice. Lastly, I used tusk tenons for joining the center stretcher to the trestle ends and used no glue in the dovetailed horizontal top support pieces, and no glue when joining the top to the base, so I could knock it down later if we have to move or something. Turned out great! Thanks for the video!
Great video, for spreading glue try using a old credit card with two edges cut with pinking shears. Best way I've ever seen to spread glue
Thanks for this.
I have to make one from iroko tomorrow.
Fantastic bit of craft here, man. Well done!
Thank you! very much appreciated!
Awesome trestle! I enjoyed the techniques you used to assemble this table. Nice work!
Very well thought out and detailed demo of how you put this base together Chris.
Thanks Guy! I dragged me feet for so long getting this video done. Now I need to get the detailed vidoe of the top out and I can move on :) I appreciate you checking it out friend!
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Just as good in detail - nice piece of work!
Thanks Steve!
Omega level joinery, my friend.
hahaha. Thank you!
Awesome work. Looks very clean.
Thank you!
Awesome build. I love the methods used and the design.
Thanks Jim, it was a joy to design and see come together! (too bad it was a commissioned piece and I had to let it go)
Thanks for the detailed build. This is exactly the type of dining table I’m wanting to build!
Great Craftsmanship !! Thanks for sharing !
As usual superb job on video, project and Instructions!!
Really great video. I would not have had the patience to do all that by hand.
It definitely does take a lot of patience, but the reward and sense of accomplishment in the end is well worth it :)
Really enjoy your channel and your projects. Great job!
Thank you, much appreciated! more great stuff to come!
All of your videos are excellent sources of learning material, thanks for taking the time to produce them. Do you do this for a living or is it a hobby?
Hi Neil, Thanks for the kind words. I definitley appreciate that and its my goal to hopefully help inspire and educate a few people along the way. I just do this as a hobby, I'd like to turn this into fulltime someday
do you have a video on what tools and techniques on how you measure for cuts?
So good!! Very good work!!! Thanks you for sharing 🙏
Best farm style table yet
Thanks man!
This was great! I had a buddy build me a table and it wasn’t what we wanted so I’m going to start on this now!
We are currently looking into either buying or creating our own farm style table. Thanks for you inspiration!
Hey Chris, instead of gluing the top stretcher dovetail boards and center stretcher could you just lay them in dry to make it easier to disassemble if the table needed to be moved? Or would it compromise the stability of the table too much? Love the plans btw. Can’t wait to get started.
Beautiful job
Great work, beautiful table.
i like this all manual work
I admire you bro! Love your job and it really inspires me!!! You’re one of my favorites. I don’t know how much you love wood but I feel you !
I can't wait to see part 2!
Fantastic job. I am actually making a trestle table myself. It's a very rewarding project. Can you tell me why one end of the tenons on the X brackets is square while the other is cut to an angle?
I'd be very interested to hear why. Thanks. Lloyd.
Hi Lloyd, thanks for watching! You need the one end to be square and tight as that is the end that will resist any downward pressure from someone leaning on the table top. The other side really will never encounter any force (if that makes sense). As far as cutting that edge square im not entirely sure why. Its the way they have been doing it in timber framing for hundreds of years and there may be a good reason why. Ive never looking into that.
This is definitely one of the best woodworking videos I've seen- thanks for the thorough explanations and detail! Instead of using mortise and tenon, could you still get strong enough joints using dowels in the base? Such as using four dowels (in a 2 x 2 square) for the posts and feet and two dowels for the knee braces?
Your work is always so impressive! We hope to have your set of skills one day 😁
Question. In terms of just the table base along with the dove tale stretchers. I truly am mesmerized by all of the joinery and craftsmanship that goes along with this table. I want that to be the focal point while looking at the table and was going to get a custom glass top made for the top instead of a wood one. In my opinion the table with the middle stretcher along with the dovetail stretches on the top would be plenty strong enough to keep the outer legs from splaying outward.
what are you thoughts?
Yes a a wood table top would be beautiful but also again it would conceal some of the magnificent joinery and also, and maybe more important to me, I have kids and would really had for the table top to get scratched, stained, water marks, etc.
Thank you for your videos and amazing work
Hi Mike, yes the doevtailed stretchers and middle stretcher would be enough to keep the base from splaying out. One way to really enforce it would be to increase the width of the middle stretcher. A glass some would be extremely cool. I would love to see that finished.
Awesome work man. I love getting a notification that you put out a new video!
Thanks Jake I really appreciate that! Hopefully you will get some more notifications coming soon :)
CRAP! This was the first video I have found of yours and after enjoying the craftsmanship, I went to binge the rest of the build. Then discovered this is the newest video. Just my luck. Guess I’m your newest subscriber. Keep up the great work.
Haha, thanks Gregory. I am glad you found the channel and Ill be posting the next video here shortly. I have several other really cool projects coming down the pipe so keep an eye out. Thanks for subscribing!
You're great with hand tools, no question!
Thanks bud, I still have a long ways to go
Third Coast Craftsman well, just for perspective, I would be happy to get to your skill level! Glad to see your channel growing.
Amazing! Really exceptional work!
Wow!! Best video ever
Love your videos! Keep on the good work
Thank you friend. Much appreciated!
Nice job and some nice techniques.
Thanks Tim! glad you liked it
Wow. This is extremely impressive!!!
Dude, what an awesome build. I’ve watched quite a few videos on building a Farmhouse Table as I’m going to be building one of my own soon. This one was very informative, clear and gave excellent tips. Great video quality - Nicely done.
Love your videos. Also ordered the plans for the table and one of your cool shirts. Thanks.
Love your work. You are very talented
much appreciate richard
I've already made up by mind that I'm going to do this, but what do you think about this idea: instead of using glue in the middle stretcher joints and the dovetailed support pieces, leave the glue out so that those pieces can be removed later? That would make it truly "knock-down-able" for easier moving into the final space and of course for that inevitable move sometime in the future. It seems to me that you wouldn't lose any real strength, while gaining the ability to make moving easier. You don't even have to leave the pegs for the middle stretcher proud if you don't want to. Just use another slightly smaller diameter peg and hammer to knock them back out later. The only thing you might have to do is replace the pegs (or dowels) when you need to re-assemble it, as they might get too damaged during removal.
Make it the way you want
@@daveklein2826 well, yeah, of course I did.
Have you ever made a mistake!?
Man this is awesome to watch.
I hate working with red oak but you make it look so easy.
I never see you sand in your videos, do you sand? Or do the planes leave a smooth enough finish that you do t need to?
Yes I make mistakes haha. But a good craftsman is good and hiding them haha. I do sand certain things. But a lot of times I'll finish off the plane. Planes surfaces are far better than sanded, but sometimes getting a good planed surface is hard to get with difficult grain patterns.
Beautiful work!
You are a master
Beautiful work man
That's an awesome table
Thanks Doug! Im pretty happy with how it turned out :)
Something sexy about a man working with his hands. You don’t see it often! Great work
Really nice joinery -- a pleasure to watch. I too have had those "Oh sh*t" moments with over/under size dowels. A steel dowel sizing plate can be a good friend indeed :-) Clyde
Clyde the dowel plate is definitely on my wish list haha
Cheers to the “oh sh*t moments we’ve all had lol